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Mutuality of Obligation

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Mutuality of Obligation
The state in which both parties to a contract are required to perform some service. For example, one party may make a widget and the other may pay for it. Mutuality of obligation is one of the conditions that must exist for a contract to be legal and enforceable.


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The public witness provided by that willing mutuality of obligation lies close to what St.
for example, the court rejected the defense argument that the plaintiff's continuing to work for the defendant after the arbitration policy went into effect proved mutuality of obligation.
Although Tyson wanted the case heard in arbitration rather than in open court, the Supreme Court said "an arbitration agreement in contracts they executed with appellees, who are hog farmers, lacks mutuality of obligation and, thus, is unenforceable.
 
 
 
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